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Four-time Olympic discus gold medalist Al Oerter is dead at 71
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Damn.
Actor George Grizzard has died at the age of 79. His obituary.
Jo Ann Davis, who was in her fourth term as the U.S. Representative for Virginia’s First District, has died at the age of 57. She had been diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago, and the disease had flared up earlier this year.
Word is Dr Robert Bussard has passed beyond the rim. RIP
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Are we ever going to get an update on current totals?
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Yes. Sometime this week, I hope. Sorry (again) for the delay.
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nu?
General Soe Win, who had been prime minister of Myanmar (Burma) since 2004, has died at the age of 59. Although he had been considered a figurehead member of the junta led by Senior General Than Shwe, Soe Win had been nicknamed the “Butcher of Depayin” after leading a 2003 attack on opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her followers in the northern town of Depayin.
Big Moe, a Houston rapper whose 2002 album reached No. 3 on Billboard’s hip hop charts, has died.
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Big Moe, a Houston rapper whose 2002 album reached No. 3 on Billboard’s hip hop charts, has died.
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Drugs, heart attack, or high velocity subcutaneous lead poisoning?
Looks like a heart attack- dude was huge.
May I put in a formal request for an update on scores? Pretty please?
I do not understand it. I play the Death Pool seriously, no emotion, just sure-fire gimmes. I never seem to get in the top ten, let alone winning. What the heck am I doing wrong? Why does Fidel still live?
- Tammy Faye Bakker Messner, Dead
- Gerald R. Ford, Former American President Died early, replaced by Ali.
- Art Buchwald, American humorist Dead
- Billy Graham, American churchman 88 years old and hangin on like a bulldog.
- ‘Lady Bird’ Johnson, Former First Lady Dead, six points! Six!
- Kirk Douglas, American Actor give me my ten points darn it!
- Charlton Heston, American Actor, President of the National Rifle Association.*Alzheimer’s, may have forgoten to die. *
- Margaret Thatcher, Former British Prime Minister Just too orney to die on schedule
- Elizabeth Taylor, Anglo-American Actress She will be on next year’s list, and the year after that …
- Ronnie Biggs, British thief His death was “imminent” in August! Get on with it!
- Harold Pinter, British author, Nobel Prize winner
- Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria stomach cancer seems to have been a rumor
- Fidel Castro, Cuban Dictator Get on with it!
Alternate: - Muhammad Ali, American boxer Winding down slowly.
In other news, here is my obituary blog:
blog.
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7. Charlton Heston, American Actor, President of the National Rifle Association.*Alzheimer’s, may have forgoten to die. *
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You may not win this year’s deathpool, but you’ve definitely won the thread.
(And Billy Graham needs to kick it so I can get some points. C’mon Bill. Ruth’s calling.)
Deborah Kerr dead at age 86.
Teresa Brewer at 76.
bad day for the ladies
Joey Bishop is dead at 89.
So we hit the entertainment trifecta in less than three hours.
[QUOTE=Duckster]
Joey Bishop is dead at 89.
So we hit the entertainment trifecta in less than three hours.
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That has to be some kinda record.
OMG Joey! The last of the Rat Pack … you know he was on my list, right? Gods! RIP, Joey, Teresa and Deborah.
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OMG Joey! The last of the Rat Pack … you know he was on my list, right? Gods! RIP, Joey, Teresa and Deborah.
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Now let’s just get to work on the Joeys of lesser groups of male vocalists.
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Speaking of Brewers: RIP Michael Jackson(The Beer Hunter, not the boy hunter), who’s impact upon the American microbrew culture, and other brewers of every stripe, was incalculable.
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Okay, how do I know the 18 people who picked “Michael Jackson” didn’t mean this guy?
I’m just gonna assume you all had Janet Jackson’s big brother in mind.
Yes, I’m working on an update. Heavy, profuse, profound thanks to amarone for his assistance.